Manual Operation - Vauxhall Ampera Owner's Manual

98 Climate control

Manual operation

Fan control
Press the fan control buttons x on the
instrument panel or the touch screen
fan control, to increase or decrease
the fan speed. The fan speed setting
is displayed. Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation. To turn the fan
or climate control system off, press
the fan down button repeatedly.
If the fan is manually turned off while
in ECO or Comfort mode, the display
will automatically change to Fan
Only mode. When the fan is turned
back on either by manually increasing
fan speed or pressing the AUTO
button, the climate mode will revert
back to ECO or Comfort mode.
Air delivery mode control
Press CLIMATE on the instrument
panel to select the climate touch
screen. Press the air delivery mode
button on the touch screen to change
the direction of the airflow. The
selected air delivery mode button is
lit. Pressing any of the air delivery
buttons cancels automatic air delivery
control and the direction of the airflow
can be controlled manually. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation.
To change the current mode, select
one of the following:
M: Air is directed to the instrument
panel outlets.
L: Air is divided between the
instrument panel outlets and the floor
outlets.
K: Air is directed to the floor outlets.
9: Air is directed to the windscreen
and floor outlets to clear the windows
of fog or moisture.
V: Air is directed to the windscreen.
The windscreen is cleared of fog or
frost more quickly.
Selecting V will disable automatic
control and the AUTO button indicator
will not be lit.
Select V again to return to the
previous climate settings.
If V is selected in Fan Only or ECO
mode, air conditioning or electric
heating may turn on and have
a noticeable effect on vehicle electric
range and fuel economy.
Auto recirculation
9 Warning
The exchange of fresh air is
reduced in air recirculation mode.
In operation without cooling the air
humidity increases, so the
windows may mist up from inside.
The quality of the passenger
compartment air deteriorates,
which may cause the vehicle
occupants to feel drowsy.
Press AUTO 4 to allow the system
to automatically choose the air supply
mode for best comfort, efficiency and
defogging. Air is recirculated or
outside air is pulled into the vehicle.
The touch screen button is lit.